Dry Sump Lubrication - Audi R8 Spyder 2011 Owner's Manual

will be recharged and the notification will go
out.
Driver notification appears and goes out
again
If this driver notification appears after the ig-
nition is turned on or while driv ing and it goes
out again after a wh ile, the battery has been
adequately recharged.
Driver notification appears and does not
go out again
If this driver notification appears after the ig-
nition is turned on or while driv ing and does
not go out again, the battery's state of charge
is not in the optimal range. Starting ability is
restricted. Have the battery checked as soon
as possible by an author ized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop.
Dry sump lubrication
High lateral and long itud inal forces affect the
engine and the vehicle during sporty driving.
Dry sump lubr ication ensures that your engine
is supplied w ith oil and properly lubricated
even under these conditions.
I n a "normal" veh icle the oil pump sends the
oil from the oil pan to the lubrication points in
the engine. The oil then returns to the oil pan.
In extreme situations, the oil pump may draw
in air, which results in insufficient oil pressure.
With dry sump lubr ication, the oil is not in the
oil pan (it is "d ry"), but in a separate oi l tank.
While one pump supplies the engine with oi l,
a second pump suctions the oil out of the en-
gine and returns it to the oil tank . Because the
oil tank is ta ll and narrow, oil pressure is con-
stant even under extreme conditions.
In addition, the oil pan in vehicles with dry
sump lubrication is noticeably shall ower. This
allows the engine to be installed lower in the
vehicle, bringing down the center of gravity .
This improves your vehicle's handling .
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